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1. This worked beautifully!!!! Thanks soooooo much for your help

2. thank you wery much it was realy work….you are profesional…I was look 3 hours for it

3. Tried but no luck and it seem that the Apple Mobile Device is not installed as it’s not in the uninstall list.. tried to intall it manually by extracting the .msi file and came up with:

   the installer encountered errors before apple mobile device support could be configured
   your system has not been modified. To retry these operations at a later time, please run the installer again.

   Help ! I’m now without iTunes !!!
   email me at [removed by admin] if you want to …

4. DITTO to what Aminproww says. I uninstalled Apple Mobile Device Service, but it’s not in the iThunes 9.0.3 64Bit download. What do I do???????????? I’ve looked for it everywhere on Apple’s site but nothing’s coming up.

5. Hello. My friends iPhone is awesome, but the iPad looks just so great so I can’t figure out which to get? What do you suggest?

6. @Buford – I’d suggest buying the most expensive one available and then smashing it off your forehead. The iPad is a glorified pile of crap. Buy a real tablet.

7. I really liked your blog! nice

8. thank you soooo much man! i spent so much time on this i really appreciate it!

9. I’ve been looking for a while for a good article regarding this issue . Searching in Yahoo I found this great blog. After reading this information I’m very happy to say that I have found exactly what I was looking for. I will make sure to bookmark site and check it out more often . Thanks! 🙂

10. Hey, that was a great article. You make some really great points.

    I personally think Apple is going too far with the secrecy about their new products. Case in point, the next iPhone. One gets lost in a bar by a drunk employee, and the person who finds it tries to return it. Apple won’t take it because they don’t believe him, so he sells it to Jason Chen, and they’re in hysterics about it and are charging him with a felony. I personally find it ridiculous.

    Thanks for the read!

11. dude i soo damm needed help on this man… my problem is crazzy 1…
    i did wat u said b4 but wen i try 2 ree install 9.0.2.25… its saying “‘Another installation is in progress. You must complete that installation befre continuing this one”‘… wat 2 do plzzz help… plzzz…!!

12. den it says retry or cancle…
    wen i retry again n again it dose happen 2 install but Quick time player dosnt get installed..:( 🙁
    then i downloaded Quick time player seprate n den run itunes again but showing same problem…!!!
    n d worse part is in d control pannel now-
    *Apple Mobile Device Support
    *Bonjour
    is not there only..:( 🙁 🙁
    Plllzzzzz… PPLllzllzzzz help…!!!

13. I tried everything….finally I uninstalled “DefenseWall_Personal_Firewall” (SandBox Prog.)and rebooted.

    iTunes – CopyTrans – etc. all installed and worked fine afterwords.

14. I came across this post and it works for me.

    Solution is to install Apple’s Mobile Device manually. No need to uninstall Itunes. Window will regconize Iphone after AMD is installed.

    >>>>>

    Hi – I tried the above and other methods and was about to give up as nothing was working at all. Then I stumbled across the following which worked perfectly for me athough I was using iTunes 8.x rather then the 7.x series: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1017414&tstart=45 The breakdown is this:

    There overview of what we’re going to do is:

    1) We’re going to make sure Apple’s Mobile service is installed. By extracting the install file from the main setup file using WinRar.

    2) We’re going to make sure that service is started.

    3) We’re going to make sure the iPhone is using the right driver to talk to it.

    You’ll need to use the Device Manager, Services Manager and install WinRar. If these steps are too complex for you, just ask a friend to do them.

    Start by closing iTunes and pluggin in your iPhone with the power on.

    1) Now Make sure Mobile Service is installed (steps these follow)
    a) Have a copy of the iTunes 7.5 setup file (download it if you don’t have it)
    b) Download winRar and install it.
    c) After winRar is installed, right click the iTunes setup file (iTunes75setup) and choose extract to iTunes75Setup\
    d) Go into the newly created iTunes75Setup folder
    e) Double click AppleMobileDeviceSupport (.msi)
    f) Install it

    2) Make sure Apple Mobile Device serve is turned on via Services.
    a) Go to start, run
    b) type in services.msc and click ok
    c) Find Apple Mobile Device, right click and choose start (or restart)

    3) Install the correct driver for the iPhone via Device Manager
    a) Go to start, run
    b) Type in devmgmt.msc and click ok
    c) Expand Imaging devices and right click Apple iPhone
    d) Choose Update Driver
    e) Choose ‘No, not this time’ radio, click next
    f) Choose ‘install from a specific location (advanced)
    g) Choose ‘Search for the best…’
    h) Uncheck Search removable media…
    i) Check Include this locaiton in search
    j) in the text box type/paste the below line:

    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\Drivers

    If any of the driver update steps are missing or differ on your system but you see the Apple iPhone device, then you can try to change its driver to the driver in the above listed folder using whatever steps yours shows.

    If you’re using a foreign Windows then the word ‘Program Files’ may be something different like ‘Programmer’ so change it accordingly… You can always click browse instead and manually find the folder.

    k) click next, then after it installs click Finish.

    Now you can open iTunes and it will be able to detect and talk to your phone.

    Worked like a charm for me!

15. Hello, just been looking through this site – love it. The iPhone is certainly changing for the better with the launch of the iPhone 4 don’t you think? I’m a bit skint at the moment so looking forward to getting my free iPhone in a week or two. Martin

16. thanks for sharing

17. I was trying to jailbreak my phone and kept encountering this error when i downgraded my itune version using this tut [link removed by admin]

    thanks to you man, you saved me:) much love

18. I am having the same problem, but its for my iPod Touch. It has the same mssg pop up every time. I have done this step severral times. from information on this site and aldo information from Apple. Yet it fails to help me sync my iPod Touch. And yes I am downloading the right iTunes (64bit) but the same message still pops up. Any help will be appreciated.

19. Thank God!!!
    I was so upset today!
    First I was have a problem with uninstalling th Apple Mobile Device Support. It just wouldn’t budge. So I decided to just reinstall iTunes. Then I got this error message.
    And Finally I got to uninstall the Device Support.
    I guess it really is the order that makes the difference.
    Thank you soooo much!!!

20. Thanks!!! this guide solve my problem!!

21. It worked!!!
    So, all it came down to was simply removing EVERYTHING associated with Apple. Then, doing a reinstall. Nice.

22. With the uninstALL OF APPLE SOFTWARE AND AFTER INSTALLING OF ITUNES THE PROGRAM RECOGNIZE MY IPHONE BUT ICAN’T SYNC IT BECAUSE IN THE INFO TAB I DIDN’T SEE IN “SYNC CONTACTS WITH” THE DRILL DOWN MENU TO SELECT OUTLOOK IS EMPTY AND WHEN I SYNC IT I RECIEVE MOST ERROR AND THE IPHONE IS NOT SYNC.

    IF SOME BODY CAN GIVE ANY SOLUTION I WILL BE VERY THANKS

    ANDRE

23. good job! itunes detected my phone again after i reinstalled the program. i did everything you advised. thanks a lot!

24. thanks!it worked really good….this is great!!!

25. Worked great. One would think that Apple would have given the same – better – directions. Thanks for the help.

26. Worked like a charm… I’m not a fanboy but I do have an iphone and ipad that I would love to smash over my forehead from time to time… I usually don’t reply but this was perfectly what I needed to calm me down. Cheers and enjoy!

27. This worked like a charm. A little annoying to go through the process, but it worked. Thank you.

    (Note: since you wrote the initial solution, there are more Apple apps. I found more than were on the list and just removed all things Apple. Then re-installed iTunes. And woila, it works. Thank you.)

28. I have uninstalled older iTunes & its contents & trying to install newer version massage shows another installation is in progress & when I retry it, it installs but bonjour & apple mobile device service do not install pls help me. I have iPhone 4 & windows xp.

29. Hi Guys!!!!!!!!!!

    I fixed the error after 60 days of pain and effort.

    Here is what I did
    I connected the Iphone to the computer went to install new version of itunes 10.2 and it started working again 🙂

    Good luck in yours!!

30. if it says another installation is in progress, then click on retry . If it doesnt work, then try it twice or thrice. And if not even after doing that, then click on the red close button on the corner and then click on cancel. Try this 2 or 4 times…….. it will surely work…….it worked for me 🙂 …..all the best 🙂

31. Hey, many thanks for the fix. I had no idea what the h*** happened. It was working fine yesterday, then i get this stupid error message when i connected by iphone4 today. I scoured the internet looking for solutions, then bam! i found your website, followed the instructions, and now i can see my iphone4 in itunes again.
    Many thanks again. I just wish i knew what happened to itunes to cause this…
    I’m so happy there are people like you out there that can provide help and solutions to these problems. 🙂

32. Worked for me. Cheers!

33. Thank you for the help

34. 1. Device Manager > Locate – Apple Mobile Device > Properties > Roll Back to Prevous Driver

    You will see Apple camera in My computer Screen . At this stage ur iphone is not detected by itunes

    2. Go again to Apple Mobile Device > Properties > update Driver Thats it.

    NO PROBLEMS i hope

35. You are THE MAN! This is why I love, Google, WordPress, and the Web 😉

36. @asgar7electricing – Sounds worth trying! I’ll try your method next time I encounter this issue and report back.

37. This worked beautifully!!!! Thanks so much for your help

38. THNX!!!!!!!!!!!!!……just when I couldn’y sync and restore my phone contents..thnx man!…LONG LIVE!!!!!!!!!…………..

39. thanks! it helped!

40. Thank you 🙂 🙂
    It is all good now.. 🙂

41. wah….luckily i found this page…read and solved my itunes problems.
    really appreciated with the help…
    thanks you very much

42. It works thnx. Your awsome…………..

43. This helped so much! Thank you! You’re a life saver!

44. Big Thank you!! That worked great. But what a pain in the ass.

45. ohhhhh thank you man.. it worked like a charm. after searching a lot , i got this awesome page

46. I have tried so many methods. I was getting to the point of ripping my hair out. Almost. You are a LIFE SAVER! Thank you so much for your help 🙂

47. wonderful solution

48. THANKS alot mate

49. @whitey21 – A lot is two words 😉

50. THANK YOU!!!!! this was a life saver.

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